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Homeexchange.com is a popular home-swapping site, where you only pay a yearly fee of around 200€. You can do a simultanously swap, or earn points by letting others use your home when you're away. You can then use those points to stay anywhere in the world.

Do note that Homeexchange has dual headquarters, both in the US and in France, but has a huge membership base in Europe

As opposed to AirBnB, Homeexchange is more:

  • cost-effective, you only pay the membership-fee
  • sustainable (it's not speculative like people buying property just for renting out)
  • better traveling experience, when living in residential areas instead of a touristy place.
  • It offers you a sense of community, respect and connections across borders.
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[–] Haus@kbin.earth 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Read it as "homoexchange.com" and you shoul have seen my eyebrows jump.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

homesexchange if you want at home SRS

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sounds nice for people whose house is nice enough for others to stay in.

[–] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

there are very small apartments there as well. Just need to be tidy and clean enough for other people to stay there :)

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Jeez, $200 annual fee. That's pretty damn steep.

[–] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

is it really, when you can travel and stay wherever without paying a dime afterwards? This summer, me and my family are doing a car trip through Germany and France, staying at multiple houses (some with pools), without paying anything but that single fee. Also people staying at our house during that time, will water our plants and clean the house before they leave. Last year we did the same trip, but staying at AirBnBs where just a single night would cost around 100-200€. Also remember, the membership fee includes cancellation protection, damage coverage etc.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

Makes sense

Not that high if you travel a lot, I guess, but nothing for me.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago

Still funny to see Jack Black there compared to what he does now

[–] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

lol, I've heard that maaany times before